Join Evolve in collaboration with Dorset LEP for a series of FREE Funding workshops in 2024. 

Four workshop events, exploring funding avenues and growth strategies under two themes: Start-Up Funding and Growth Funding. 

Start-Up Funding Events

These events are for early-stage businesses, ambitious individuals, and businesses seeking funding for innovation and expansion.

Understanding Start Up Finance

Wednesday 7^th February – 2 - 4pm – Bournemouth University 

• An introduction to business finance – debt, grants, and equity.
• Sources of capital.
• Alternative finance options, including Kickstarter and Crowdfunding.
• Introduction to business forecasting and planning.
• Real world examples and speaker explaining their story.

To book a place on this workshop, please follow this link. 

Securing Start Up Finance

Wednesday 13^th March – 2 - 4pm – The Foundry

• Business planning.
• Financial forecasting.
• Designing and pitching to investors.
• Legal Considerations.
• Tax Considerations (Including EIS & SEIS).

To book a place on this workshop, please follow this link. 

Growth Funding Events

These events are for SMEs based and actively operating in Dorset (with less than 500 employees), aiming to scale up or enhance productivity, fund innovative projects or in need of funding for succession planning.

Understanding Growth Finance

Tuesday 20^th February – 9 - 12pm - Evolve Co-working Hub, Poole

• Full consideration of funding options, including debt, venture capital, IPOs, and private equity.
• Consideration of growth strategies – I.e., market expansion, product diversification, mergers, acquisitions, and financial implications. 
• Tax implications of different funding strategies.   
• Accounting and financial implications of different funding strategies. 
• Real world examples and speaker explaining their story.  

To book a place on this workshop, please follow this link. 

Securing Growth Finance

Thursday 7^th March – 9 - 12pm - Evolve Co-working Hub, Poole

• Advanced Business planning.
• Strategies for targeting the right investors. 
• Designing and pitching to investors.
• Term sheets and negotiation. 
• Regulatory and legal compliance.
• Post funding strategies. 

To book a place on this workshop, please follow this link.